Why an ET Evangelism Residency?
Advocate
Having an individual in your corner who is a combination of wingman, confessor, student, spiritual father and accountability presence. When you fail , we fail , when you succeed we succeed together.
The Explorer National Conference
We are doing our 3rd national conference Oct 18-20, 2023 in Washington DC. The speakers are ET Residents. This conference subject matter rises from each Resident’s own findings. A goal of the ET Residency is to enable evangelists who advocate for the need, the office, the training of our next season of evangelists.
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Discoveries
Ideas create energy to invent, reinvent and provide a path for the “scholar pastor” to advance in becoming a spiritual anthropologist in the Wild. Research gathers profound ground intelligence by asking faith questions. The habit of observing the “Wild” in slow motion. Discovery precedes building an evangelism ministry or program.
Writing
The Resident is guided into writing a regular Newsletter. This is not “selling,“ rather “National Geographic“ on assignment. Writing doubles the residents clarity. Stories in the “Wild” change systems. The conversation of the traditional church begins to change. We write faith proposals.
We find the power of ideas, the increased mental health by being in the Wild, and the discoveries made by the Resident resulting in a 5-10%+ increase in the church’s investment financially.
Band of Brothers
To our surprise a “teaming“ factor has become a real thing in the Cohort. Explorers daily share “in the Wild“ observations, break-throughs and grow passion to write on discoveries. Residents are both observers and contributors on this cohort messenger thread. We also do a monthly zoom gathering. Team matters.
A Way Forward
The ET Residency includes an optional six year track, ET 101-601. Do we see our residents becoming Parish staff ministers, Scholars in Residence, Tattoo-storyhunters missionaries? Authors? Yes. Each Resident is encouraged to build his own unique practice of Evangelism.
Explorer
The Resident is given permission to use his unusual scholarship disciples to become an Explorer and make unique discoveries in the Wild. Each resident is encouraged to join in 50 evangelism case studies and 50 tattoo interviews.
Spiritual Reinventing
We have discovered a “dissonance“ in many of our residents. “Am I doing the work of my ordination? Am I in a Christian echo chamber? Am I bored or exhausted with the “Christians talking to Christians about Christianity? What spiritual habits build an evangelism explorer who ventures into the Wild?
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Part Time
Designed for church-planters, pastors, missionaries, church staff members, and others who are currently in vocational ministry. Goal is up to 50 evangelism case studies. Weekly time commitment of 2-4 hours. Time frame of 12 months. Two hours of phone coaching a month.
Full Time
Design for church planters before first service, outreach staff training, missionary training, and other full-time ministry staff. Goal is 200+ evangelism case studies. Create an “outpost ministry” (becoming part of a non-Christian community) after 18 months of training. Weekly time commitment of 30+ hours. Time frame of 9-18 months. Coaching appointments weekly for 55 minutes.
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Harris Bond, church planter from Monroe Louisiana, speaking on who Al is to him and what his experience with Evangelize Today's Residency is like.
Chris Manley details his life changing experience as a resident of Evangelize Today Ministries.
Michael MacCaughelty answers the question, "What is the Evangelize Today Residency?"
Hutch Garmany briefly shares his gratitude towards Evangelize Today Ministries for walking along side his own ministry efforts.
Bill Nash, church planter in Huntsville, Alabama, reflects and looks forward on his past and upcoming year with the Evangelize Today Residency Program.